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mr. romney made those remarks at about 2:00 in the afternoon on may 3rd. and they drew an almost immediate rebuke from even staunch conservatives, like, for example, bill kristol, that very same afternoon. >> i mean, i'm happy to be critical of the obama administration, as anyone is, but i think this is an awfully fast-moving story, and if i was advising governor romney, i would say, you don't need to get in the middle of this story. to inject yourself in the middle of it, when there were all kinds of negotiations going on, and a fast-moving story, i think it's foolish. there's no reason to inject yourself in and say it's a day of shame for the obama administration. hillary clinton's waking up right now. let's see if she can pull this off in the next 12 hours or not. >> turns out secretary clinton was able to pull it off. just eight hours after mitt romney declared a day of shame for the obama administration, u.s. officials who were working on the problem at the time announced that they had reached an agreement with china that would allow chen to travel to
mr. romney made those remarks at about 2:00 in the afternoon on may 3rd. and they drew an almost immediate rebuke from even staunch conservatives, like, for example, bill kristol, that very same afternoon. >> i mean, i'm happy to be critical of the obama administration, as anyone is, but i think this is an awfully fast-moving story, and if i was advising governor romney, i would say, you don't need to get in the middle of this story. to inject yourself in the middle of it, when there were...
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this is mr. romney's new hello babies add. the phrase hello babies was coined by one cat.com, but it's less awkward language than the language which this ad actually starts. >> dear daughter, welcome to america. your share of obama's debt is $50,000 and it grows every day. welcome daughter. >> to this obama hell scape. don't with you wish you could go back to where you came from. >> is she a foreign baby? maybe she did a trimester abroad? hello, foreign babies. welcome to america. vote for mitt romney? the romney campaign is in serious trouble. but you do what you've got to do in these situations you've got to put one foot in front of the other and they have decided the way they're going to get out of these problems and the way they're going to take these steps is going to be baby steps. welcome to america? seriously, who's making the decisions in this campaign right now. >>> okay. best new thing in the world today. specifically, it is the best new thing in mitt romney's world today. it was a chance for him to get on televisio
this is mr. romney's new hello babies add. the phrase hello babies was coined by one cat.com, but it's less awkward language than the language which this ad actually starts. >> dear daughter, welcome to america. your share of obama's debt is $50,000 and it grows every day. welcome daughter. >> to this obama hell scape. don't with you wish you could go back to where you came from. >> is she a foreign baby? maybe she did a trimester abroad? hello, foreign babies. welcome to...
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this is mr. romney could be baby ad. it was first coined -- hello davies is less awkward than the real language the that it actually starts with. >> welcome to america. that is what obama's policies have done. >> welcome, and daughter, to this obama healthy. don't you wish you could go back to where you came from? why does she need to be unwelcome to america? -ish e-4 in baby? congratulations! maybe she did a trimester abroad. hello foreign babies. welcome to america. vote for matt ronny? they are in serious trouble, but you do what you have to do. put one foot in front of the other. they have very quietly decided that the way they will get out is by taking these steps. their steps will be baby steps. welcome to america? seriously, who is making the decisions in the campaign right now? whoa. right? get. out. exactly! really?! [ mom ] what? shut the front door. right? woop-woop! franklin delano! [ male announcer ] there's oreo creme under that fudge! oreo fudge cremes. now in two new flavors. to compete on the global stag
this is mr. romney could be baby ad. it was first coined -- hello davies is less awkward than the real language the that it actually starts with. >> welcome to america. that is what obama's policies have done. >> welcome, and daughter, to this obama healthy. don't you wish you could go back to where you came from? why does she need to be unwelcome to america? -ish e-4 in baby? congratulations! maybe she did a trimester abroad. hello foreign babies. welcome to america. vote for matt...
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romney, but it was not very much about mr. romney at all. but what is maybe more surprising about how little we heard of mitt romney last week was how much we heard of a man named george w. bush. we made a big deal on this show about the fact that george w. bush was not going to the republican national convention. we noted it, everybody noted it. it seemed important. right? after leaving the country fighting two wars and in financial catastrophe, financial ruin four short years ago, mr. bush's party seemed not ready to embrace him or his legacy. and it is true that mr. bush did not go to the convention. he was not there in person. but it turned out he didn't really need to be there in person. his stamp was all over the place in tampa. beyond the glossy "he was a nice guy" video, substantively, george w. bush's foreign policy was the foreign policy of this republican convention. and apparently it is the foreign policy of the republican party's presidential nominee this year. mr. bush's brother, jeb, front paged his convention speech with a we
romney, but it was not very much about mr. romney at all. but what is maybe more surprising about how little we heard of mitt romney last week was how much we heard of a man named george w. bush. we made a big deal on this show about the fact that george w. bush was not going to the republican national convention. we noted it, everybody noted it. it seemed important. right? after leaving the country fighting two wars and in financial catastrophe, financial ruin four short years ago, mr. bush's...
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mr. romney is winning with older voters. so if you are a political technician and trying to win the state of florida for your candidate, this polling pattern is not just an interesting fact about how this state is likely to vote. what you are looking at right there is actionable intelligence. what political messaging is going to be most effective for winning this state given these age-specific numbers. again, you do not have to guess. it's an empirical question with an empirical answer. it is in the numbers. look from that same fox news poll. regardless of how you might vote, which presidential candidate do you trust to do a better job on protecting medicare? look at the margin. president obama winning that question in florida by a 13-point margin. so the people who want barack obama to win florida are pressing that advantage right now and the people who want mitt romney to win florida are trying to eliminate the president's advantage on that right now and they are both doing it in an intensely targeted way with this crucial
mr. romney is winning with older voters. so if you are a political technician and trying to win the state of florida for your candidate, this polling pattern is not just an interesting fact about how this state is likely to vote. what you are looking at right there is actionable intelligence. what political messaging is going to be most effective for winning this state given these age-specific numbers. again, you do not have to guess. it's an empirical question with an empirical answer. it is...
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in response to mitt romney this afternoon. mr. burns, in that place that he saw him there was being interviewed by the host of en masse and pc's andrea mitchell reports. it was so riveting it was like time stopped. thank you for being here. it has been a long day. >> such an interesting day because it was revealing. it was one of those moments where the character and policy were both revealed. >> let me ask you about the timing. as far as i understand it, you were trying to get confirmation on what happened in that in gauzy last night when this statement got e-mailed out. it is that unusual. what is important about that? >> i thought it was extraordinary. things have changed in a very strange way. we were trying to get confirmation. we were told we could not tell you whether or not the american diplomat was one of the people killed and that when we do know we are going to have to notify next of kin before we tell anybody. we would not broadcast that in any case. you were on the air, i was trying to get a report together. the next
in response to mitt romney this afternoon. mr. burns, in that place that he saw him there was being interviewed by the host of en masse and pc's andrea mitchell reports. it was so riveting it was like time stopped. thank you for being here. it has been a long day. >> such an interesting day because it was revealing. it was one of those moments where the character and policy were both revealed. >> let me ask you about the timing. as far as i understand it, you were trying to get...
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and that was the speech that was supposed to introduce mr. romney. mr. romney's big show in tampa was neat. it was mostly well produced. it was at times inspiring, particularly for people who already agree with mr. romney. but it was not really about mr. romney very much at all. but what is maybe more surprising than how little we heard of mr. romney last week, is how much we heard of the man george w. bush. we made a big deal of the fact he was not going to the convention. we noted it, everyone noted it. it seemed important. after having left the country fighting two wars and in financial ruin four short years ago, mr. bush's party seems not ready to embrace him or his legacy, and it's true he did not go to the convention. he was not there in person. but it turned out he didn't need to be there in person. his stamp was all over the place in tampa. beyond the glossy, he was a nice guy video, substantively, george w. bush's foreign policy was the foreign policy of this republican convention. and apparently, it is the foreign policy of the republican party
and that was the speech that was supposed to introduce mr. romney. mr. romney's big show in tampa was neat. it was mostly well produced. it was at times inspiring, particularly for people who already agree with mr. romney. but it was not really about mr. romney very much at all. but what is maybe more surprising than how little we heard of mr. romney last week, is how much we heard of the man george w. bush. we made a big deal of the fact he was not going to the convention. we noted it,...
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you're looking for something to get specific about, mr. romney? how about trying to get specific about this. i know. fat chance. machine [ male announcer ] the 2013 smart comes with 8 airbags, a crash management system and the world's only tridion safety cell which can withstand over three and a half tons. small in size. big on safety. which can withstand over three and a half tons. ♪ forz(power!) andiamo! andiamo! (let's go! let's go!) avanti! avanti! (keep going! keep going!) hahaha...hahahaha! you know ronny, folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. and how happy are they jimmy? happier than christopher columbus with speedboats. that's happy! get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. right? get. out. exactly! really?! [ mom ] what? shut the front door. right? woop-woop! franklin delano! [ male announcer ] there's oreo creme under that fudge! oreo fudge cremes. now in two new flavors. droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid
you're looking for something to get specific about, mr. romney? how about trying to get specific about this. i know. fat chance. machine [ male announcer ] the 2013 smart comes with 8 airbags, a crash management system and the world's only tridion safety cell which can withstand over three and a half tons. small in size. big on safety. which can withstand over three and a half tons. ♪ forz(power!) andiamo! andiamo! (let's go! let's go!) avanti! avanti! (keep going! keep going!)...
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and mitt romney is not filling this room tonight. >> not only was mr. romney unable to fill a room in colorado, the night of 9 the republican caucus, he end eed up losing the state of colorado in a very unexpected result. he had won colorado by more than 40 points the last time in 2008. but he lost colorado this year to rick santorum, which made for a lousy romney victory party in colorado that night. here's how it looks for romney in colorado right now. the average of polls shows president obama with about a 3-point lead over mr. romney. all of that polling was done well before the democratic convention. to the extent that that convention looks to have helped president obama's campaign, that 3.4% gap might get bigger. broadly speaking, it does look like there is at least a preliminary convention bounce helping the president in some key swing states. in ohio he's increased his lead over mitt romney from three points to five points. in north carolina which hosted the convention, mr. obama had been behind in the polls. he's not got a 1-point lead. in term
and mitt romney is not filling this room tonight. >> not only was mr. romney unable to fill a room in colorado, the night of 9 the republican caucus, he end eed up losing the state of colorado in a very unexpected result. he had won colorado by more than 40 points the last time in 2008. but he lost colorado this year to rick santorum, which made for a lousy romney victory party in colorado that night. here's how it looks for romney in colorado right now. the average of polls shows...
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romney's frustration and skepticism is shared by many on all sides of the issue. mr. romney has been openly skeptical of palestinian intentions out on the campaign trail. however, he's also on record supporting what has been the official american position since the george w. bush administration, telling a leading israeli newspaper quote i believe in a two state solution which suggests that will be two states including a jewish state. i respect israel's right to remain a jewish state. the question is not whether the people of the region believe that there should be a palestinian state. the question is if they believe there should be an israeli state, a jewish state. there's the skepticism but on the tape he goes past that and veers into cynicism. talking about kicking the ball down the road. the director of the palestinian center in washington saying, quote, it's not until candidates attempt to make progress on middle east peace that they give up. romney seems to have given up before even starting. joining us now, senior political analyst, david gergen, ari fleischer,
romney's frustration and skepticism is shared by many on all sides of the issue. mr. romney has been openly skeptical of palestinian intentions out on the campaign trail. however, he's also on record supporting what has been the official american position since the george w. bush administration, telling a leading israeli newspaper quote i believe in a two state solution which suggests that will be two states including a jewish state. i respect israel's right to remain a jewish state. the...
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you're looking for something to get specific about, mr. romney? how about trying to get specific about this. i know. fat chance. [ male announcer ] if you stash tissues like a squirrel stashes nuts, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working faster than zyrtec® at relieving your allergy symptoms for 24 hours. zyrtec®. love the air. as of now people are casting their votes for president by mail. north carolina is first this year, in terms of allowing their residents to vote. the hill reporting today that several hundred ballots have already been returned. but voters in indiana and kentucky will start to get their ballots. which means people can vote in those states as well. while the headlines for the mitt romney president campaign looked like this. inside the campaign how mitt romney stumbled. amid discord romney seeks to sharpen message. republican law makers say romney campaign needs to change course. romney in panic mode. romney campaign in disarray, says romney campaign. more from poe lit co: abru
you're looking for something to get specific about, mr. romney? how about trying to get specific about this. i know. fat chance. [ male announcer ] if you stash tissues like a squirrel stashes nuts, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working faster than zyrtec® at relieving your allergy symptoms for 24 hours. zyrtec®. love the air. as of now people are casting their votes for president by mail. north carolina is first this year, in terms of...
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consider mr. romney did not just lose tim pawlenty. look at the travel schedule of this week of these three guys who are supposed to be top tier headliners. chris christie was in iowa which is not part of new jersey. rick santorum also this week, look. also in iowa. he's doing an iowa bus tour now. on wednesday of next week where is bobby jindal, not in louisiana. he's also going to iowa. when your own to tier surrogates are saying forget this guy. let's talk 2016 and me. then it's time to change the subject to anything even to your tax returns. [ woman ] dear chex cereal, you've done the impossible. made gluten-free cereals in a bunch of yummy flavors. like cinnamon chex, honey nut chex, and chocolate chex... we're in cereal heaven. so thanks. from the mcgregors, 'cause we love chex. gives you a 50% annual bonus. and everyone likes 50% more [ russian accent ] rubles. eh, eheh, eh, eh. [ brooklyn accent ] 50% more simoleons. [ western accent ] 50% more sawbucks. ♪ [ maine accent ] 50% more clams. it's a lobster, either way. [ male an
consider mr. romney did not just lose tim pawlenty. look at the travel schedule of this week of these three guys who are supposed to be top tier headliners. chris christie was in iowa which is not part of new jersey. rick santorum also this week, look. also in iowa. he's doing an iowa bus tour now. on wednesday of next week where is bobby jindal, not in louisiana. he's also going to iowa. when your own to tier surrogates are saying forget this guy. let's talk 2016 and me. then it's time to...
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mr. romney is very wealthy. he is textron 14%. host: steve sloan is a senior tax reporter on politico. thank you for your time. back to our calls. who do you trust when it comes to medicare? we decided to divide the lines regionally and implied voters 55 and older. this is henderson, nevada. hello. caller: good morning. i am with romney/ryan plan. being a former insurance agent and manager, the obamacare plan is flawed in many respects. number one, it forces the states, all of them, to lose federal funding. it forces the states to put a pool up to ensure people that never possibly even paid into medicare. eventually, the serious injuries, the serious illnesses will deplete the funds these states set up. i am not against indigence. i am not against people who did not pay into medicare. we will be financing through the state mandated obamacare. the second reason is he did in fact take out $750 billion, three-quarters of $1 trillion to fund in the states. that is not going to work. the government will never have actuaries that are as
mr. romney is very wealthy. he is textron 14%. host: steve sloan is a senior tax reporter on politico. thank you for your time. back to our calls. who do you trust when it comes to medicare? we decided to divide the lines regionally and implied voters 55 and older. this is henderson, nevada. hello. caller: good morning. i am with romney/ryan plan. being a former insurance agent and manager, the obamacare plan is flawed in many respects. number one, it forces the states, all of them, to lose...
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when it comes to the nfl, mr. romney and mr. ryan want the owners some of whom romney counts as personal friend to get a deal done as quickly as possible so that the real pros can get back to officiating. but when it comes to police or firefighters or heaven forbid those dreadful teacher, well what's the rush? bleed them dry. for their latest hypocrisy, this time concerning organized labor, we throw our own penalty flag at mr. romney and mr. ryan. that's ten yards for pandering and now your back's squarely against the goal. stay with us. humans -- we're not perfect. but that doesn't mean we should be penalized for it. that's why liberty mutual insurance policies come standard with accident forgiveness, if you qualify. learn more at libertymutual.com. at optionsxpress we create easy-to-use, powerful trading tools for all. like our all-in-one trade ticket. we put strategies, chains and positions all on one screen. start trading today with optionsxpress by charles schwab. >>> woe is the polls to the greatest athlete of the 20th cen
when it comes to the nfl, mr. romney and mr. ryan want the owners some of whom romney counts as personal friend to get a deal done as quickly as possible so that the real pros can get back to officiating. but when it comes to police or firefighters or heaven forbid those dreadful teacher, well what's the rush? bleed them dry. for their latest hypocrisy, this time concerning organized labor, we throw our own penalty flag at mr. romney and mr. ryan. that's ten yards for pandering and now your...
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but mr. romney was wrong. when he said the first embassy statement was a response to the attacks, in fact, it came six hours before the embassy was breached. and that's why it's so appalling to hear mr. romney this morning when he took his statements even further. >> the embassy is the administration. the statement that came from the administration was a statement which is akin to an apology and i think was a severe miscalculation. it's their administration spoke. the president takes responsibility, not just for the words that come from his mouth but also from the words that come from his ambassadors, his administration, from his state department. >> and desperate candidates falling in the polls should not use a tragedy to further their political ambitions. it's not worthy of a man who wants to be our commander in chief. joining me is joe crawly, democrat from new york and wesley clark, former nato commander, now chairman and ceo of wesley clark and associates. first, thank you both for being here. >> thank yo
but mr. romney was wrong. when he said the first embassy statement was a response to the attacks, in fact, it came six hours before the embassy was breached. and that's why it's so appalling to hear mr. romney this morning when he took his statements even further. >> the embassy is the administration. the statement that came from the administration was a statement which is akin to an apology and i think was a severe miscalculation. it's their administration spoke. the president takes...
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last night, you'll recall mr. romney in that late night press conference made a request. watch. >> by the way, whoever has released the snippets, i would certainly appreciate if they would release the whole tape so we could see all of it. >> today, the magazine "mother jones" was happy to oblige that request. they did just that, they released the whole tape. that means tonight there's more material for opponents to attack and more for supporters to rally behind and you will hear from both sides tonight. keeping them honest, the tape reveals more instances mitt romney saying one thing in public and another behind closed doors. people have been buzzing all day about something mr. romney said on the tape about the middle east. it's not only contradicting his own public position but also departs from long-standing bipartisan consensus on the issue. we'll talk about that separately in just a moment. first, the now famous 47% clip and how keeping them honest, it clashes with his frequent claims that president obama is dividing the country. we have also as mr. romney requested l
last night, you'll recall mr. romney in that late night press conference made a request. watch. >> by the way, whoever has released the snippets, i would certainly appreciate if they would release the whole tape so we could see all of it. >> today, the magazine "mother jones" was happy to oblige that request. they did just that, they released the whole tape. that means tonight there's more material for opponents to attack and more for supporters to rally behind and you...
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you're looking for something to get specific about, mr. romney? how about trying to get specific about this. i know. fat chance. are uncomplicated. nothing complicated about a pair of 10 inch hose clamp pliers. you know what's complicated? shipping. shipping's complicated. not really. with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service shipping's easy. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. that's not complicated. no. come on. how about... a handshake. alright. priority mail flat rate boxes. starting at just $5.15. only from the postal service. those surprising little still make you take notice. there are a million reasons why. but your erectile dysfunction that could be a question of blood flow. cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications,
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the more mr. romney changes, the more he stays the same. joining us now is msnbc contributor and columnist for the bloomberg view, jonathan alter, msnbc political analyst michael eric dyson of georgetown university, and matt miller, msnbc contributor and the columnist for "the washington post." matt, the big reboot by the romney campaign is that the president believes in redistribution, and would you believe it, they've got him on tape saying this very thing 14 years ago. let's take a listen. >> i think the trick is figuring out how do we structure government systems that pool resources and, hence, facilitate summary distribution because i actually believe in redistribution, at least at a certain level to make sure that everybody has got a shot. how do we pool resources at the same time as we decentralize delivery systems in ways that both foster competition, can work in the marketplace, and can foster innovation at a local level and can be tailored to particular communities. >> okay. matt, tell me, what's the big crime here? >> there is no
the more mr. romney changes, the more he stays the same. joining us now is msnbc contributor and columnist for the bloomberg view, jonathan alter, msnbc political analyst michael eric dyson of georgetown university, and matt miller, msnbc contributor and the columnist for "the washington post." matt, the big reboot by the romney campaign is that the president believes in redistribution, and would you believe it, they've got him on tape saying this very thing 14 years ago. let's take a...
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in a new ad, mr. romney accuses the president of shipping jobs to china. but he fails to mention that his own portfolio included investment in a chinese oil company. this is a candidate who's paying an effective tax rate of 14.1%, which is about half. half what the average worker pays and, yet, when asked if this is fair, here's his response. >> you paid 14% in federal taxes. that's the capital gains rate. this is fair to the guy who makes $50,000 and pay the higher rate than you do? >> it is a low rate and one of the reasons why the capital gains tax rate is lower is because capital has already been taxed once at the corporate level, as high as 35%. >> so you think it is fair? >> yeah, i think it's a right way tone courage economic growth to get people to invest, to start businesses, to put people to work. >> and that is plain as it can be paying less than a secretary or a guy working on the line is fair. investing in china helps create jobs here. stashing money in the cayman islands encourages growth in our country? i don't think so. and mr. romney's pro
in a new ad, mr. romney accuses the president of shipping jobs to china. but he fails to mention that his own portfolio included investment in a chinese oil company. this is a candidate who's paying an effective tax rate of 14.1%, which is about half. half what the average worker pays and, yet, when asked if this is fair, here's his response. >> you paid 14% in federal taxes. that's the capital gains rate. this is fair to the guy who makes $50,000 and pay the higher rate than you do?...
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romney. the same thing if in greece leaves the common market and leaves the euro zone, and there is a lot of chaos. that will affect the american stock market and investment and american imports, and none of those things are anything obama or romney can control by themselves. they can only work with more governments to figure out how to fix those things, but on both sides of the aisle, you see discussions of the economy that sounds like the old soviet union. romney has his five-year plan. tax breaks for the rich. obama has his. more subsidies and regulation, tax breaks for the middle class, more taxes for the rich, but both of them act as if you can act autonomously in the world, as if this can be done in the absence of an interdependent fiscal policy, and this is a blunt reality. it is not an ideology. it does not serve the democrats or the republicans. the economy is interdependent, and we need policies like that. we do not have them. tavis: it is understandable, given the condition of our
romney. the same thing if in greece leaves the common market and leaves the euro zone, and there is a lot of chaos. that will affect the american stock market and investment and american imports, and none of those things are anything obama or romney can control by themselves. they can only work with more governments to figure out how to fix those things, but on both sides of the aisle, you see discussions of the economy that sounds like the old soviet union. romney has his five-year plan. tax...
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romney chooses to. the other part of this we haven't mentioned is since the 1996 law, many architects of the law says there's no waiver authority. this is not legal. >> paul: that's part of the debate in 1996 how much discretion the states would have. >> but for mr. romney, the opportunity here is here we have still another reminder to a lot of americans how many people there are struggling in this economy, how many people need assistance, and another case where the obama administration is looking for still another way to transfer wealth from taxpayers to others. instead of figuring out how you get the private economy growing. if you could just create some incentives to get the private capital in here you wouldn't need all of the government programs. >> one other issue that's in the air right now, dependency, on government programs. welfare reform was passed because dependency on welfare was a real destructive problem, mothers and grandmothers handing the-- >> generation to generation. >> and the idea h
romney chooses to. the other part of this we haven't mentioned is since the 1996 law, many architects of the law says there's no waiver authority. this is not legal. >> paul: that's part of the debate in 1996 how much discretion the states would have. >> but for mr. romney, the opportunity here is here we have still another reminder to a lot of americans how many people there are struggling in this economy, how many people need assistance, and another case where the obama...